This title was first published in 2003:The problem of legitimacy and legality is one of the key issues of modern thought and nowhere more intensely debated than in the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Under the communist system, symbols of modern...Daugiau...

This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, t...Daugiau...

The 50th anniversary of the Disaster Research Center of the University of Delaware provoked a discussion of the fields background, its accomplishments, and its future directions. Participants representing many disciplines brought new m...Daugiau...

This book explores the potential of geoethics, as designed within the operational criteria of addressing the deeds and values of the human agent as part of the Earth system. It addresses three key questions: i) what should be considered geoeth...Daugiau...

This book describes the observation of urban climates in Latin-American and their relationships with urban sprawl, the economic emergence of Latin American countries, social segregation, urban ecology, disasters and resilience. The chapters...Daugiau...

Beyond their size (over 600,000 hectares), their wide geographical distribution and their geomorphological, hydro-climatic and eco-biological diversity, Mediterranean lagoons play an important role in regional economies. In addition, they are amon...Daugiau...

This book brings together insights from leading urban scholars and explicitly develops the connections between infrastructure and citizenship. It demonstrates the ways in which adopting an `infrastructural citizenship lens illuminates...Daugiau...

Provides comprehensive coverage of major topics in urban and regional studies Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work covers central and emergent topics in the field, through an examination...Daugiau...

In this open access publication, the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and their residents is examined, which is often viewed as vulnerable since increased mobility, individualization, wider socio-economic and demographic changes have fund...Daugiau...

This title was first published in 2002: Advancing the understanding of a transition society, this book presents an in-depth analysis of social structures in modern Russia. Using unique survey data spanning nearly a decade, it describes and analyzes R...Daugiau...

Drawing together a broad range of material on Partnership Governance, this volume provides an invaluable contribution to a fast-growing area of political science. Powerful syntheses and a robust analytical framework accompany three empirical case st...Daugiau...

This title was first published in 2000. Nationalism and the national question have represented a problem since the early years of the 19th century. Understanding these phenomena represents a challenge for political science, because the nation is no...Daugiau...

As the world has transformed, so have cities. Today, cities are home to 54 percent of the worlds population, and by the middle of this century that figure will likely rise to 66 percent. According to the United Nations (UN) Habitat I (1972), Habitat...Daugiau...

This is the road from climate change to primate change. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU, THINK AGAIN. PRIMATE CHANGE is a wide-ranging, polemical look at how and why the human body has changed since humankind first got up on two feet. Spanning the en...Daugiau...

Rainforests are the lungs of our planet - regulators of the earths temperature and weather. They are also home to 50 per cent of the worlds animals and plants - which for centuries have been the source of many of our key medicines. And yet we...Daugiau...

This book delves into neighborhood branding by looking at the City of Orlando and the identities that set each neighborhood apart from another. Orlando is an international tourism capital, known for its abundant theme parks that allow for an...Daugiau...

The Wild Within is the third book by Simon Yates, one of Britains most accomplished mountaineers. Yates leads expeditions to the Cordillera Darwin in Tierra del Fuego, the Wrangell St-Elias ranges on the Alaskan-Yukon border, and Eastern Green...Daugiau...

Monumental in scale and epic in development, cities have become the most visible and significant symbol of human progress. The geography on and around which they are constructed, however, has come to be viewed merely in terms of its resources and...Daugiau...